I have a friend that lives there in Montana and her situation is this. She has a job working at a motel, and included in the job is an apartment. They are going under new management and her apartment is being taken away from her. She as well might be losing her job because of the management as well. But that is not a for sure thing. The apartment is. Can they legally do this? If not, who can she contact to fight this. They did give her 30 days notice and there is no lease. The apartment was/is part of the job. I hope this makes sense. Thank you to anyone who can help.

I can understand this is a frustrating situation for your friend. The answers to your question will depend on a variety of factors specific to your friend's situation. For example, whether or not the employee housing is considered a condition of employment, whether or not there is an employment contract or policy regarding the housing as additional compensation, etc. However, in general, the job duties and compensation of at-will employees (those that don't have contracts or are unionized, etc.) can usually be modified without notice. When ther is no lease agreement, most states would require that 30 day notice of termination of the lease be provided when tenant's pay rent monthly.

Your friend can certainly try to speak to an attorney regarding her legal options. Some do offer free consultations. You can find more information about an attorney through the attorney locator service on LawInfo's home page at: http://www.lawinfo.com/. Good luck with the new management.